Okay, first, I would like to apologize if some of the events in this chapter...er...upset you. You'll probably know what I mean soon enough. It was so terrible to write! But it couldn't be helped, I guess...even thought I'm the author, I couldn't avoid it! And...yeah. Again, gomen nasi.
Also, you don't get to find out what Inu's plan is yet. Sorry! You have to wait until next chapter.
Disclaimer: -looks around catiously- I own Inuyasha -sees lawyers coming with baseball bats- o.o -runs- I lied! I lied! I don't own Ranma either! Leave me alone!
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"Kagome? Kagome!" One of her friends yelled, as all three of them rushed up to her. It was the morning of the next day, and she had school to attend.
"Hm? Oh, hi guys." She said, dully. Eri blinked. "So it's gone for sure this time? your cancer?" "You told us it was gone last time," Yuka said, "but it came back. So, are the doctors sure this time?" She asked.
Kagome sighed. "It'll be fine." She murmured. Ayumi raised an eyebrow curiously. "Are you sure you're okay? You don't sound too well." She pointed out. "You don't exactly look well either." Yuka added.
Kagome shook her head. "It's nothing. I stayed up late last night doing homework, and I woke up about three times in the middle of the night." She said, tiredly. "Really?" Eri questioned, "Are you sure it's okay for you to go to school today?" She asked. "It's fine." Kagome replied.
"If you say so." Ayumi said, shrugging. "Hey," Yuka began, "hoe's it going with that boyfriend of yours? You know, the arrogant, selfish one?"
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Ashiyuna suddenly sneezed. "Somebody's talking shit about me again!" She shouted, angrily.
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Kagome sighed. "That...well..." "Come on, you can tell us!" Eri said. Kagome hesitated, but decided to tell. "Yesterday, when I got out of the hospital...one of my guy friends told me that another one of my girl friends said that she was my boyfriend's..." She paused.
"Boyfriend's what?" Yuka asked. "Girlfriend?!" "No." Kagome said, shaking her head. "F...Fiance." She managed, quietly. As she had predicted, all three of them had wide, unbelieving eyes.
"No way!" Eri exclaimed. "You've got another girl friend besides us? Introduce us sometime!" "Eri, you're so dense! That's not the point!" Yuka replied, a bit annoyed. "Oh my gosh, Kagome! He was cheating on you the whole time? That's terrible!" Ayumi exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Yuka agreed. "And wouldn't this be the second time? How can you stand for this, Kagome?! You...you can't still love him!" "Of course not!" Kagome said, defensively. "I barely liked him from the beginning! I'm totally over him!" She lied.
Just then, Hojou walked up to the group. "Kagome!" He said, happily. "I'm so glad you're better! Here--it may not be much, but I brought you a gift. If it's not too much trouble...do you think you could you close your eyes?" He asked.
Kagome nodded, and her eyelids quickly shut. She heard her friends 'oooh' and 'aaah' as she suddenly felt something hang around her neck. "All right, you can open them now." Hojou told her. She opened her eyes, and looked down at the gem that hung around her neck. "Oh, it's beautiful!" She said, amazed. The pendant that hung on the gold chain was a ruby the size of a dime, and in the shape of a heart.
"Hojou, I really don't think that I can accept this..." She murmured, as a light shade of red appeared over her cheeks out of embarrassment.
"Nonsense! It was a gift." He said, with a warm smile. "Also, I was wondering if you'd like to go on a date with me on Saturday. It's all right if you're busy, but--" "She'll be there!" Yuka and Eri said, in unison. Kagome glared from Yuka to Eri. "If you don't mind, I'd like to make my own decisions." She said, and straightened up. "Hojou," She stated, after taking a breath, "I'll be there."
Her friends gawked at her in amazement. This was the first time she had actually agreed to on one his dates on her own. "Great!" Hojou said, his smile widening. "Is it all right if I pick you up at two?" He asked. Kagome nodded. "That would be great!"
"All right. I'll look forward to it!" He said, and walked away.
"Way to go, girl! Yuka said, grinning. "Yeah! Hojou is defiantly the better choice!" Eri agreed. "Come on." Ayumi said, "We'd best get to class."
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In English, Kagome turned in her two essays. Rather than paying attention to class, though, she thought about the feudal era. -I told them that I'd be back on Friday...but it won't matter if I'm a day late. Besides, Inuyasha'd know better than to come get me. Hojou is really nice...and all this time, I've been ignoring him and thinking about Inuyasha. I should stop taking his kindness for granted. Besides, Inuyasha's all ready got someone special! I should just get on with my normal life. I'd be perfectly happy without worrying about a Naraku every day! Well...at any rate...I think I'll give Hojou a try. I haven't really acknowledged him before...well I'll put a stop to that now! Hey, he could even be the love of my life!-
"Miss Higurashi?" The teacher asked. "Huh?" Kagome blinked, and looked up. The whole class was staring at her. "Please pay attention, Miss Higurashi." She instructed. "R-right!" She stuttered, nervously.
At the end of the class, the teacher stopped Kagome from heading out the door. "Hm? What is it?" Kagome asked, walking over to her desk. The teacher handed her back her essays. Kagome looked at the underlined percentage on the first paper. 68%. -I got a D? Darn it!- She thought, and shuffled it to the back, so she could see her second score, for the essay she wrote about Inuyasha. She stared at it, amazed. "W...One hundred percent?!" She exclaimed, shocked yet delighted. The teacher nodded.
"I don't know what went wrong on your other essay...but this is phenomenal! It's one of the best essays I've seen the whole year!" She said. "Now why can't you write all of your essays like that?" She asked. Kagome chuckled nervously. "I don't know what happened...I mean, I didn't think it was too good..." She murmured.
"Good? It's great!" Her teacher said, smiling. "Who did you write it about, anyway? You never mentioned any names, or relationships for that matter." She pointed out. "Well..." Kagome murmured, "Sorry, but it's kind of personal..." "Oh, that's quite all right." She responded. "At any rate, do you think that I could borrow this as an example to show my other classes?" She asked.
Kagome quickly reddened. "If it's okay, I'd like to keep it." She said, quickly. Her teacher sighed. "I figured that you'd say that. I can't say I blame you, either. Well, I just wanted to congratulate you on doing a fantastic job. You'd better get to your next class now. You don't want to be late, do you?"
"N-no. Thanks for the compliment, bye!" Kagome said, as she headed out of the door. As she wandered over to her next class, she couldn't help but wonder. Was it that great?
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Saturday had arrived. Kagome was in her room, getting ready for her date with Hojou. He was due to arrive in about fifteen minutes. She was wearing a pink shirt, an olive green skirt, a pink ribbon in her hair, and the necklace Hojou had given her. Once she had finished putting on eye shadow and lip gloss, she put on a tan jacket, and picked up a small black purse. Then, she modeled herself in the mirror. -Perfect!- She thought, and glances at the clock. -He won't be here for another ten minutes, thought. Oh well, I guess I'll just sit and wait.-
Then, she heard a knock on the door. She smiled. "I'll get it!" She called loudly, hurried out of her room to the front door, and opened it. "Hojou!" She exclaimed, happily.
"Hey Kagome." He replied, smiling. "I know I wasn't supposed to come for another ten minutes, but I just couldn't wait to see you." He smiled. "It's fine." Kagome responded. "Are you ready?" Hojou asked. Kagome nodded, and slipped on a pair of shoes that she had planned to wear since Thursday.
Hojou then revealed a white flower from behind his back, and held it out to Kagome, grinning. Kagome's eyes widened slightly. "For me?" She asked. Hojou nodded. "Wow! Thanks!" She said, and took the flower he held out to her. Kagome then slid the stem of the flower between the ribbon and her hair, so it would stay up. Then, she looked at Hojou. "What do you think?" She asked, eagerly.
He smiled. "It looks wonderful." He told her, and then held out his hand. "Shall we be off?" He asked. Kagome nodded, took his hand, and they headed out the door together.
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First, they went to the movies. They watched a two hour long horror movie about evil demons, and their plan to take over the world. Though other girls shrieked in fright at the scary parts of the film, Kagome chuckled. When Hojou asked her why she was laughing, she explained how corny it was, but he didn't get it.
Though she didn't scream once during the movie, she could've sworn that Hojou had.
Next, they went on a walk in the park, talking and laughing together. The last item on their agenda was going out to eat. Hojou took her to a mediocre restaurant, and at the moment they had just finished their meals. Hojou paid the check, and walked Kagome home.
"Did you have a good time?" Hojou asked. Kagome nodded. "It was great! Thanks, Hojou!" She said. Hojou smiled. "I'm glad. Perhaps we could get together another time." He suggested. Kagome nodded. "Anytime, I'd love to!" She replied. After a short pause, Hojou spoke. "Well, I'll see you at school, then."
Kagome nodded again. "All right. Bye, Hojou." She said, with a small smile. "Good-bye." He replied, with a nod, and then turned to leave. "Hojou, wait!" Kagome said, suddenly. He turned around. "Yes? What is it?" He asked. "Well..." Kagome murmured, quietly and a bit hesitantly. -Come on, Kagome! You've gotten this far!- She thought, cheering herself on.
Kagome took a deep breath, then kissed him. Hojou looked quite alarmed, but then wrapped his arms around her, and kissed back. After about three seconds, they pulled apart, and stared at each other. Both of them were temporarily too stunned to speak.
Kagome smiled. "I'll see you on Monday, then!" She exclaimed, breaking the silence. Hojou quickly nodded. "Yes; you too. I..I'll just be off, then." He said, nervously. "Okay! Bye!" Kagome said, waving as he began to leave. "Bye!" He waved back, and Kagome shut the door, though he was still smiling and waving. After about two seconds, he found himself running right into a street lamp. "Ow..." He murmured, rubbing the bruise on his head, then forgetting about it, and continuing on. -Yes!- He thought, triumphantly.
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Kagome skipped happily back to her room, and changed back into her normal school clothes. -I don't need Inuyasha!- She thought, happily. -Hojou is the perfect guy for me! Though...I would love to see the look on his face if he saw that!-
Now, she had fully dressed herself in her school uniform. Next, she grabbed her backpack, and began to stuff it. -Ha! He'd probably be jealous...that jerk. Oh well. It's still be fun to see.- She thought. Then, she suddenly gasped. Her gasp was then replaced with a smirk. -I've got a great idea! Where's my camera?-
She looked around, found her camera lying under her bed, picked it up, and tossed it into her bag. Then, she grinned, as she hauled the bag over her shoulder, and headed to the well shrine. -It's perfect!-
Kagome hopped into the well, and climbed up on the other side. As soon as she emerged, she heard a rustle in the bushes. She blinked. "Hm?" When she went over to the bushes to investigate, nothing was there. "Hm...must've been the wind." She told herself, and headed to Kaede's village.
Once she arrived, she found Sango running up to her. "Kagome! Where have you been?" She asked, smiling. "Hey, Sango! Sorry I'm a day late, I've been really busy." Kagome responded. "Oh, that's perfectly all right." Sango replied, with a grin. "Hey, Sango, do you think you could help me? You see, I have a plan..." "Really?" Sango asked, blinking. "Sure I'll help you! What's your plan?"
Kagome looked around, and leaned in so they could whisper. Sango did the same. Then, Kagome began to quietly murmur something to Sango. About a minute later, they both straightened up, and grinned.
"So, you need help finding him? Sure! I haven't seen him for a few days, but we can search together." Sango said, nodding. "Really? That would be great!" Kagome replied. "Let's go!"
So the pair of them headed out of town together.
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Meanwhile...
Miroku hurried to Ashiyuna and Kouga, and stopped when he was in front of them. "Kagome's back." He told them. "I saw her come out of the well from the bushes, so she didn't see me." He explained.
"It's about time she came back!" Ashiyuna said, a bit angrily. "Don't complain. If she had arrived yesterday, we wouldn't have gotten the last details of your plan worked out." Miroku said, matter-of-factly. "Yeah, whatever." She replied, shrugging.
Kouga sighed. "I still don't see why I have to help you get back together with Kagome." He muttered, bitterly. "Hey, I'm not happy about it either, Fuzzy." Ashiyuna replied, crossing her arms. "You're the one who came up with the damn idea!" Kouga yelled, clenching his fist angrily. "Yeah, but I didn't want you to help me! Miroku's the one who decided that!" He shouted back.
"Calm down, you two!" Miroku ordered. "Kouga, you're helping him because if Inuyasha fixes his friendship with Kagome, she'll be more cheerful, instead of in misery. Inuyasha, it has to be Kouga because you can't be two people at the same time, and it obviously can't be me. That leaves Kouga. We settled this a while ago, and there's nothing we can do to change it now. It's already too late. Now, are you ready?"
Ashiyuna and Kouga both crossed their arms, and turned away from each other, and muttered things such as fine' and 'whatever.'
"Good!" Miroku exclaimed happily. "Let's go."
Also, you don't get to find out what Inu's plan is yet. Sorry! You have to wait until next chapter.
Disclaimer: -looks around catiously- I own Inuyasha -sees lawyers coming with baseball bats- o.o -runs- I lied! I lied! I don't own Ranma either! Leave me alone!
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"Kagome? Kagome!" One of her friends yelled, as all three of them rushed up to her. It was the morning of the next day, and she had school to attend.
"Hm? Oh, hi guys." She said, dully. Eri blinked. "So it's gone for sure this time? your cancer?" "You told us it was gone last time," Yuka said, "but it came back. So, are the doctors sure this time?" She asked.
Kagome sighed. "It'll be fine." She murmured. Ayumi raised an eyebrow curiously. "Are you sure you're okay? You don't sound too well." She pointed out. "You don't exactly look well either." Yuka added.
Kagome shook her head. "It's nothing. I stayed up late last night doing homework, and I woke up about three times in the middle of the night." She said, tiredly. "Really?" Eri questioned, "Are you sure it's okay for you to go to school today?" She asked. "It's fine." Kagome replied.
"If you say so." Ayumi said, shrugging. "Hey," Yuka began, "hoe's it going with that boyfriend of yours? You know, the arrogant, selfish one?"
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Ashiyuna suddenly sneezed. "Somebody's talking shit about me again!" She shouted, angrily.
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Kagome sighed. "That...well..." "Come on, you can tell us!" Eri said. Kagome hesitated, but decided to tell. "Yesterday, when I got out of the hospital...one of my guy friends told me that another one of my girl friends said that she was my boyfriend's..." She paused.
"Boyfriend's what?" Yuka asked. "Girlfriend?!" "No." Kagome said, shaking her head. "F...Fiance." She managed, quietly. As she had predicted, all three of them had wide, unbelieving eyes.
"No way!" Eri exclaimed. "You've got another girl friend besides us? Introduce us sometime!" "Eri, you're so dense! That's not the point!" Yuka replied, a bit annoyed. "Oh my gosh, Kagome! He was cheating on you the whole time? That's terrible!" Ayumi exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Yuka agreed. "And wouldn't this be the second time? How can you stand for this, Kagome?! You...you can't still love him!" "Of course not!" Kagome said, defensively. "I barely liked him from the beginning! I'm totally over him!" She lied.
Just then, Hojou walked up to the group. "Kagome!" He said, happily. "I'm so glad you're better! Here--it may not be much, but I brought you a gift. If it's not too much trouble...do you think you could you close your eyes?" He asked.
Kagome nodded, and her eyelids quickly shut. She heard her friends 'oooh' and 'aaah' as she suddenly felt something hang around her neck. "All right, you can open them now." Hojou told her. She opened her eyes, and looked down at the gem that hung around her neck. "Oh, it's beautiful!" She said, amazed. The pendant that hung on the gold chain was a ruby the size of a dime, and in the shape of a heart.
"Hojou, I really don't think that I can accept this..." She murmured, as a light shade of red appeared over her cheeks out of embarrassment.
"Nonsense! It was a gift." He said, with a warm smile. "Also, I was wondering if you'd like to go on a date with me on Saturday. It's all right if you're busy, but--" "She'll be there!" Yuka and Eri said, in unison. Kagome glared from Yuka to Eri. "If you don't mind, I'd like to make my own decisions." She said, and straightened up. "Hojou," She stated, after taking a breath, "I'll be there."
Her friends gawked at her in amazement. This was the first time she had actually agreed to on one his dates on her own. "Great!" Hojou said, his smile widening. "Is it all right if I pick you up at two?" He asked. Kagome nodded. "That would be great!"
"All right. I'll look forward to it!" He said, and walked away.
"Way to go, girl! Yuka said, grinning. "Yeah! Hojou is defiantly the better choice!" Eri agreed. "Come on." Ayumi said, "We'd best get to class."
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In English, Kagome turned in her two essays. Rather than paying attention to class, though, she thought about the feudal era. -I told them that I'd be back on Friday...but it won't matter if I'm a day late. Besides, Inuyasha'd know better than to come get me. Hojou is really nice...and all this time, I've been ignoring him and thinking about Inuyasha. I should stop taking his kindness for granted. Besides, Inuyasha's all ready got someone special! I should just get on with my normal life. I'd be perfectly happy without worrying about a Naraku every day! Well...at any rate...I think I'll give Hojou a try. I haven't really acknowledged him before...well I'll put a stop to that now! Hey, he could even be the love of my life!-
"Miss Higurashi?" The teacher asked. "Huh?" Kagome blinked, and looked up. The whole class was staring at her. "Please pay attention, Miss Higurashi." She instructed. "R-right!" She stuttered, nervously.
At the end of the class, the teacher stopped Kagome from heading out the door. "Hm? What is it?" Kagome asked, walking over to her desk. The teacher handed her back her essays. Kagome looked at the underlined percentage on the first paper. 68%. -I got a D? Darn it!- She thought, and shuffled it to the back, so she could see her second score, for the essay she wrote about Inuyasha. She stared at it, amazed. "W...One hundred percent?!" She exclaimed, shocked yet delighted. The teacher nodded.
"I don't know what went wrong on your other essay...but this is phenomenal! It's one of the best essays I've seen the whole year!" She said. "Now why can't you write all of your essays like that?" She asked. Kagome chuckled nervously. "I don't know what happened...I mean, I didn't think it was too good..." She murmured.
"Good? It's great!" Her teacher said, smiling. "Who did you write it about, anyway? You never mentioned any names, or relationships for that matter." She pointed out. "Well..." Kagome murmured, "Sorry, but it's kind of personal..." "Oh, that's quite all right." She responded. "At any rate, do you think that I could borrow this as an example to show my other classes?" She asked.
Kagome quickly reddened. "If it's okay, I'd like to keep it." She said, quickly. Her teacher sighed. "I figured that you'd say that. I can't say I blame you, either. Well, I just wanted to congratulate you on doing a fantastic job. You'd better get to your next class now. You don't want to be late, do you?"
"N-no. Thanks for the compliment, bye!" Kagome said, as she headed out of the door. As she wandered over to her next class, she couldn't help but wonder. Was it that great?
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Saturday had arrived. Kagome was in her room, getting ready for her date with Hojou. He was due to arrive in about fifteen minutes. She was wearing a pink shirt, an olive green skirt, a pink ribbon in her hair, and the necklace Hojou had given her. Once she had finished putting on eye shadow and lip gloss, she put on a tan jacket, and picked up a small black purse. Then, she modeled herself in the mirror. -Perfect!- She thought, and glances at the clock. -He won't be here for another ten minutes, thought. Oh well, I guess I'll just sit and wait.-
Then, she heard a knock on the door. She smiled. "I'll get it!" She called loudly, hurried out of her room to the front door, and opened it. "Hojou!" She exclaimed, happily.
"Hey Kagome." He replied, smiling. "I know I wasn't supposed to come for another ten minutes, but I just couldn't wait to see you." He smiled. "It's fine." Kagome responded. "Are you ready?" Hojou asked. Kagome nodded, and slipped on a pair of shoes that she had planned to wear since Thursday.
Hojou then revealed a white flower from behind his back, and held it out to Kagome, grinning. Kagome's eyes widened slightly. "For me?" She asked. Hojou nodded. "Wow! Thanks!" She said, and took the flower he held out to her. Kagome then slid the stem of the flower between the ribbon and her hair, so it would stay up. Then, she looked at Hojou. "What do you think?" She asked, eagerly.
He smiled. "It looks wonderful." He told her, and then held out his hand. "Shall we be off?" He asked. Kagome nodded, took his hand, and they headed out the door together.
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First, they went to the movies. They watched a two hour long horror movie about evil demons, and their plan to take over the world. Though other girls shrieked in fright at the scary parts of the film, Kagome chuckled. When Hojou asked her why she was laughing, she explained how corny it was, but he didn't get it.
Though she didn't scream once during the movie, she could've sworn that Hojou had.
Next, they went on a walk in the park, talking and laughing together. The last item on their agenda was going out to eat. Hojou took her to a mediocre restaurant, and at the moment they had just finished their meals. Hojou paid the check, and walked Kagome home.
"Did you have a good time?" Hojou asked. Kagome nodded. "It was great! Thanks, Hojou!" She said. Hojou smiled. "I'm glad. Perhaps we could get together another time." He suggested. Kagome nodded. "Anytime, I'd love to!" She replied. After a short pause, Hojou spoke. "Well, I'll see you at school, then."
Kagome nodded again. "All right. Bye, Hojou." She said, with a small smile. "Good-bye." He replied, with a nod, and then turned to leave. "Hojou, wait!" Kagome said, suddenly. He turned around. "Yes? What is it?" He asked. "Well..." Kagome murmured, quietly and a bit hesitantly. -Come on, Kagome! You've gotten this far!- She thought, cheering herself on.
Kagome took a deep breath, then kissed him. Hojou looked quite alarmed, but then wrapped his arms around her, and kissed back. After about three seconds, they pulled apart, and stared at each other. Both of them were temporarily too stunned to speak.
Kagome smiled. "I'll see you on Monday, then!" She exclaimed, breaking the silence. Hojou quickly nodded. "Yes; you too. I..I'll just be off, then." He said, nervously. "Okay! Bye!" Kagome said, waving as he began to leave. "Bye!" He waved back, and Kagome shut the door, though he was still smiling and waving. After about two seconds, he found himself running right into a street lamp. "Ow..." He murmured, rubbing the bruise on his head, then forgetting about it, and continuing on. -Yes!- He thought, triumphantly.
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Kagome skipped happily back to her room, and changed back into her normal school clothes. -I don't need Inuyasha!- She thought, happily. -Hojou is the perfect guy for me! Though...I would love to see the look on his face if he saw that!-
Now, she had fully dressed herself in her school uniform. Next, she grabbed her backpack, and began to stuff it. -Ha! He'd probably be jealous...that jerk. Oh well. It's still be fun to see.- She thought. Then, she suddenly gasped. Her gasp was then replaced with a smirk. -I've got a great idea! Where's my camera?-
She looked around, found her camera lying under her bed, picked it up, and tossed it into her bag. Then, she grinned, as she hauled the bag over her shoulder, and headed to the well shrine. -It's perfect!-
Kagome hopped into the well, and climbed up on the other side. As soon as she emerged, she heard a rustle in the bushes. She blinked. "Hm?" When she went over to the bushes to investigate, nothing was there. "Hm...must've been the wind." She told herself, and headed to Kaede's village.
Once she arrived, she found Sango running up to her. "Kagome! Where have you been?" She asked, smiling. "Hey, Sango! Sorry I'm a day late, I've been really busy." Kagome responded. "Oh, that's perfectly all right." Sango replied, with a grin. "Hey, Sango, do you think you could help me? You see, I have a plan..." "Really?" Sango asked, blinking. "Sure I'll help you! What's your plan?"
Kagome looked around, and leaned in so they could whisper. Sango did the same. Then, Kagome began to quietly murmur something to Sango. About a minute later, they both straightened up, and grinned.
"So, you need help finding him? Sure! I haven't seen him for a few days, but we can search together." Sango said, nodding. "Really? That would be great!" Kagome replied. "Let's go!"
So the pair of them headed out of town together.
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Meanwhile...
Miroku hurried to Ashiyuna and Kouga, and stopped when he was in front of them. "Kagome's back." He told them. "I saw her come out of the well from the bushes, so she didn't see me." He explained.
"It's about time she came back!" Ashiyuna said, a bit angrily. "Don't complain. If she had arrived yesterday, we wouldn't have gotten the last details of your plan worked out." Miroku said, matter-of-factly. "Yeah, whatever." She replied, shrugging.
Kouga sighed. "I still don't see why I have to help you get back together with Kagome." He muttered, bitterly. "Hey, I'm not happy about it either, Fuzzy." Ashiyuna replied, crossing her arms. "You're the one who came up with the damn idea!" Kouga yelled, clenching his fist angrily. "Yeah, but I didn't want you to help me! Miroku's the one who decided that!" He shouted back.
"Calm down, you two!" Miroku ordered. "Kouga, you're helping him because if Inuyasha fixes his friendship with Kagome, she'll be more cheerful, instead of in misery. Inuyasha, it has to be Kouga because you can't be two people at the same time, and it obviously can't be me. That leaves Kouga. We settled this a while ago, and there's nothing we can do to change it now. It's already too late. Now, are you ready?"
Ashiyuna and Kouga both crossed their arms, and turned away from each other, and muttered things such as fine' and 'whatever.'
"Good!" Miroku exclaimed happily. "Let's go."